PMID: 4890254Jan 1, 1969Paper

Genetic evolution of bacteriophage. I. Hybrids between unrelated bacteriophages P22 and Fels 2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
N Yamamoto

Abstract

A new bacteriophage species, designated F22, was isolated from phage P22 stocks grown on Salmonella typhimurium Q1 lysogenic for Fels 2 at a frequency of less than 10(-11). P22 has a very short tail with a hexagonal base plate and six spikes. Phage Fels 2 is morphologically similar to E. coli T-even phages, having a long tail with a contractile sheath and carrying no genetic region related to P22. Phage F22 is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from Fels 2, but carries the c(c(1), c(2), and c(3)) markers of P22. The color markers h(21), g, and m(3) of P22 do not appear in F22. Thus, F22 is evidently a recombinant between the unrelated bacteriophages P22 and Fels 2. The recombination between unrelated bacteriophages could play an important role in the evolution of bacteriophages.

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Jan 1, 1971·Molecular & General Genetics : MGG·H H Prell, W Bode
Jun 1, 1970·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·H Akiyoshi, N Yamamoto
Nov 1, 1972·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·P GemskiN Yamamoto
Aug 9, 2005·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Cesar A MoralesJean Guard-Bouldin
Oct 28, 1970·Journal of Molecular Biology·H Yamagami, N Yamamoto
Jul 31, 2003·Molecular Microbiology·Sherwood Casjens

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